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What People Are Saying About Stephanie Foley
Picnic World Premiere by Libby Larsen (April 2, 3 & 5 2009)
" The full pathos of Flo's life was realized with the solid vocalism and skilled phrasing of lyric mezzo-soprano Stephanie Foley Davis." - William Thomas Walker Classical Voice of North Carolina (April 2 2009)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia Opera Carolina (January 24, 25, 29 & 31 2009)
"Berta's aria gave Stephanie Foley Davis her one chance to shine, and she made it more engaging than usual." - Luther Wade Opera News Online (January 24 2009)
The Devil and Kate A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute (January 30, February 1 &3, 8 &10)
“The parts of Kate, Kate’s mother and the shepherd Jirka were rotated and tonight Kate was sung by Stephanie Davis. She had an effusive Broadway-style stage presence and voice that was perfect for the girlish naiveté central to her role.” – Jeffrey Rossman Classical Voice of North Carolina (February 8 2008)
Radamisto A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute (May 23, 2007)
"Two Fletcher fellows — mezzo-soprano Stephanie Foley, as Prince Radamisto, and dramatic soprano Nichole Annis, as his wife Zenobia — welded involved acting and agile articulation to warm and seamlessly-even vocalism." - William Thomas Walker Classical Voice of North Carolina (May 23, 2007)
"Radamisto is played by a mustache-decorated woman, Stephanie Foley. I liked her arias the best, marveling at the smooth, ennobling and authoritative way that she delivered every note." - Ken Keuffe Winston-Salem Journal (May 25, 2007)
Lairs of Soundings with Fibonacci Chamber Orchestra (February 5, 2006)
"Please convey my heartiest congratulations to all the musicians of Fibonacci Chamber Orchestra for an outstanding concert this afternoon.  You (Matthew Troy), the orchestra and Stephanie Foley simply made my Lairs of Soundings your own and performed it in first-rate fashion. I couldn't have been happier and wanted you to know it."-Dan Locklair, composer (February 9, 2006)
Le Nozze di Figaro (September 30 & October 1, 2005)
"There's a mezzo playing a boy (Cherubino) who dresses up as a girl (very well done by Stephanie Foley)....Stephanie Foley, already mentioned above, was an impetuous and charming Cherubino." - Ken Hoover Classical Voice of North Carolina (October 10, 2005)
"Stephanie Foley veered toward slapstick as the hormone-fueled page Cherubino, but the humor was genuine and her attractive mezzo made the famous "Voi che sapete" love song a highlight." - Roy Dicks News & Observer Raleigh (October 4, 2005)
University of North Carolina Concerto Competition Winners Concert (May 2, 2005)
"French Melodies are rare enough on voice recitals, so to hear a set displayed with full orchestral raiments was a treat indeed. In view of mezzo-soprano Stephanie Foley's remarkable recent achievements as Mallika in the UNCG production of Delibes' Lakmé and her eleventh hour substitution as the vocal soloist in a GSO performance of Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, her performance of songs by Ravel was eagerly anticipated. She brought a fine sense of line and clear enunciation to the broad range of textures in the composer's Cinq melodies populaires greques. Her nuanced dynamics and firm projection of the words were ably supported by Gutter's perfectly-balanced and idiomatically-phrased accompaniment. Foley, a student of Robert Wells, received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance this month. I am sure her already-impressive resume will rapidly grow." -William Thomas Walker Classical Voice of North Carolina (May 3, 2005)
Alexander Nevsky with The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (April 7, 2005)
"Prokofiev composed a score to accompany Sergei Eisenstein's movie Alexander Nevsky. The program book listed the scheduled Russian singer, Evgenia Segenyuk. Her work visa was not processed in time, so inserts in the program listed her substitute, the Bulgarian singer Svetlana Serdar. She made it to Greensboro but became ill- UNCG's long-time director of choruses, William P. Carroll, found a replacement, Stephanie Foley, a graduate student in the vocal department who had never sung with an orchestra. Choral Director Welborn Young spent about 45 minutes with her on the day of the concert, followed by about a half hour with Sitkovetsky. Opening night 'butterflies'were not evident as she sang the mournful song of the sixth movement, ';The Field of the Dead.' She had a successful baptism by fire, singing with firm tone and careful phonetic diction." - William Thomas Walker Classical Voice of North Carolina (April 7, 2005)
For the article printed in the News & Record regarding the last minute Alexander Nevsky performance click here.
UNCG Opera Theater Performance of Lakme
"Mezzo-soprano Stephanie J. Foley, as Lakme's servant Mallika, was a worthy partner in the great duet 'Viens Mallika,'with its wonderfully intertwining lines." - William Thomas Walker Classical Voice of North Carolina (March 31, 2005)